Tom Fisher (rugby union) explained

Tom Fisher
Birth Name:Thomas Fisher
Birth Date:27 May 1891
Birth Place:Brunnerton, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Ru Position:Loose forward
Ru Nationalyears:1914
Ru Nationalcaps:0
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Province:Buller
Marlborough
Ru Provinceyears:1913–15, 19
1920–22
Ru Provincecaps:11
13
Occupation:Publican

Thomas Fisher (27 May 1891 – 20 March 1968) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Fisher represented Buller and Marlborough at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia, playing five games and scoring one try, but he did not appear in any test matches.[1]

Fisher died in Wellington on 20 March 1968,[1] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Fisher . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Cemeteries search . Wellington City Council . 20 March 2016.